Calling yourself is not black culture!

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Why? Because cacs said so?

You already know

 

[Rawtid]

Unity in and of itself isn't an end goal, it's a shared habit that serves a purpose. Without purpose it's all just make-work. You mentioned adaptability previously and I agree it is a necessary skill, absolutely. You filter out the negative and use what has purpose. However, our choices determine who we are, and habits form the core of our ongoing daily choices. What benefits have come from the use of the "n" word, or the oft-dismissive "hotep" label for that matter? How would you say their use has made anyone better?

Without purpose, it's just children running around with scissors bragging about how grown they are and that nobody can make them do otherwise. Inevitably there's more self harm that will come from it than anything.



I'll probably forget about this in a week, but thanks for the convo, I appreciate it.

We see this from two different perspectives so it's difficult to answer your questions, but I also appreciate the dialog.

Regarding our community as whole, I'm not looking to filter out anything or anyone, I just understand that everyone has different perspectives and experiences and it wouldn't be in my benefit to exclude people, especially over something shallow like their vocabulary. How we are treated as a people have NOTHING to do with how we dress, speak or live, etc. Even if we didn't use the word, we would still face the same issues.